HB 1289 Summary

• Suspends voting rights upon felony conviction but automatically restores voting rights once an individual completes all sentencing requirements (including probation, parole, restitution, and fines)

• Replaces permanent disenfranchisement of felons with a temporary suspension model tied to completion of sentence rather than conviction status alone

• Amends multiple sections of Mississippi Code (23-15-11, 23-15-19, 23-15-125, 23-15-151, 23-15-153, 23-15-165) to implement automatic restoration of voter names into the Statewide Elections Management System once sentencing requirements are satisfied

• Requires county registrars and election commissioners to receive regular reports of voters who have completed sentencing requirements and to automatically restore their voter registration

• Takes effect July 1 in the year following Secretary of State certification of passage of the corresponding constitutional amendment (House Concurrent Resolution No. ___)